Who will govern artificial intelligence? Learning from the history of strategic politics in emerging technologies

Thesis

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a strategic general purpose technology (GPT) with the potential to deliver vast economic value and substantially affect national security. The central claim motivating this work is that the development of a strategic GPT follows a distinct pattern of politics. By modelling this pattern, we can make predictions about how the politics of AI will unfold.

The proposed model follows a life cycle of a strategic GPT. It focuses on three actors – the state, ...

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Authors: Leung, J

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Keywords: Strategic technologies; General purpose technologies; Technology governance
• Subjects: Artificial intelligence